Overcoming and Sticking With

Overcoming and Sticking With

So obviously I have been HORRIBLE with my blog lately L I have absolutely no excuse other than I have been simply forgetting to post on here. I think once I got out of the routine of counting my calories every day, I forgot about this too.

I really want to stick with posting on this though. There are so many new and interesting things to talk about with health and fitness all the time. Plus it will help keep my motivation going J

So to catch up, I am living in California right now and pretty much settled in since the big move. My routine of working out and eating well has changed quite a bit. Where I’m living now, it’s a little harder to get to gyms so I have been doing a lot of running and home workouts. These seem to work well but I know I’m not getting nearly the amount of intense workouts in as I was doing at Fitness One in NC. I have noticed a change in my muscle as well and this kind of depresses me. I really miss that place a lot!

I haven’t found a place like it yet but I’m going to keep looking. I went to a pretty basic gym for a week to try it out but it frustrates me to drive 20 minutes there and back when I know I could provide myself a good workout at home and save the gas. So, for now, that is what I’m going to do.  I think once I move out of my sisters and into my own place, I will look harder for a better gym because I will (hopefully) be in a little bit better location to do so.

Since I have been working from home, I’m not on such a strict schedule as before and this has been much harder than I thought it would be. I’m the kind of person where I really need structure and scheduling. The flexibility of being at home offers a lot of distractions especially now that work has slowed down. My solution to this is to plan my days out better so that I do get in a routine and add some structure. This has worked pretty well lately. I usually get up in the morning and get some kind of exercise in and then eat, shower, do some work, take a break or run errands, do some work, and then relax for the most part. I’m also training for a half marathon and have gotten to running 8 miles so staying on schedule with my training for that helps too.

My eating has been….well, so-so. I cannot blame anyone but myself. I usually eat really well for most of the day up until the afternoon and evening. Then I will give in to a desert or indulge in more carbs than necessary. I’ve added (literally) a few pounds on.

I am honestly disappointed in myself. I worked so hard when I was back in NC and was probably in the best shape of my life. 2-3 pounds back on isn’t a huge deal but it makes me a little upset at myself because of how motivated I was and how much I learned to try and prevent this from happening.

BUT as the saying goes, it can only get better. I know what to eat, how to train, and how to stay focused. I’m going to work hard to get myself back on track! And writing this has really made me feel better, thank you blog J

My goal is to post on here at least 3 times a week. Here we go!